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Horrifying truth about doctors
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Proof this winter is bloody freezing
JUST in case you’ve spent every day since early June locked indoors, here’s proof this winter is absolutely freezing.
‘Disgraceful’ Hird decision rocks footy
THE AFL has been accused of making a “disgraceful” call on James Hird’s involvement in the game with a decision that has the footy world buzzing.
Mysterious black rings appear in sky
MYSTERIOUS black smoke rings have been forming in the sky across the world, with scientists struggling to explain the freaky phenomenon.
London pedestrians attacked with acid
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Conor, Floyd’s humiliating ‘trainwreck’ lashed
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Elephant found 16km out to sea
AN elephant has been rescued by the Sri Lankan Navy after being discovered swimming out to sea 16km off the country’s coast.
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Push to ban booze en route to party isles
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